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The Quiet Revolution to Change How Americans Vote
Are America’s primaries quietly rigging our elections? Are reforms like open primaries and ranked choice voting the key to fixing them?
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Vaccines
The new hepatitis B vaccine recommendations.
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The Sunday
The Sunday — December 7
This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the left is doodling. What the right is doodling. Monday, December 1. The National Guard shooting in D.C. On Wednesday, November 26, a gunman opened
Homeless
The drifter's lament.
Dear readers, About a year ago, a Tangle staff member introduced me to a writer named A.M. Hickman. He had just published a fascinating piece on his Substack, Hickman’s Hinterlands, arguing that America wasn’t unreasonably expensive — Americans themselves were simply demanding more out of their
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Are Trump’s Venezuela Boat Strikes a War Crime?
Are Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes a justified attack on narco-terrorists — or an illegal war crime? On this episode of Suspension of the Rules, Isaac Saul is joined by New York Post columnist Lydia Moynihan for to discuss their disagreements about Trump’s controversial strikes on suspected drug
Tennessee special election
The Tennessee special election.
I'm Isaac Saul, and this is Tangle: an independent, nonpartisan, subscriber-supported politics newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day — then “my take.” Are you new here? Get free emails to your inbox daily. Would you rather listen?
Minnesota fraud
The Minnesota fraud schemes.
I'm Isaac Saul, and this is Tangle: an independent, nonpartisan, subscriber-supported politics newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day — then “my take.” Are you new here? Get free emails to your inbox daily. Would you rather listen?
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Immigration, Gerrymandering, and 2028 — Explained by People Who Disagree
A politically diverse panel sits down in Irvine, CA to tackle some of the biggest issues shaping America in 2025 — immigration, gerrymandering, California politics, and the 2028 election. This is the full, unedited recording of Tangle’s live event, featuring an open discussion that cuts across
Venezuela boats
Did the U.S. commit a war crime?
I'm Isaac Saul, and this is Tangle: an independent, nonpartisan, subscriber-supported politics newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day — then “my take.” Are you new here? Get free emails to your inbox daily. Would you rather listen?
National Guard
The National Guard shooting.
I'm Isaac Saul, and this is Tangle: an independent, nonpartisan, subscriber-supported politics newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day — then “my take.” Are you new here? Get free emails to your inbox daily. Would you rather listen?
The Sunday
The Sunday — November 30
This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the right is doodling. What the left is doodling. Monday, November 24. The Trump–Mamdani meeting. On Friday, November 21, President Donald Trump
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Who Told You It’s Wrong to Live Vicariously Through Your Children?
By Michael Cohen If you’re a parent, you’ve heard it: Don’t live vicariously through your children. It’s said so often it feels like common sense. Teachers repeat it. Therapists caution it. Parenting books shout it in bold type. The “good” parent, we’re told, folds up their own ambitions and lets